Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek

    3540 Three Little Bakers Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19808
    • Skilled Nursing

    Pleasant recovery, attentive staff, spotless

    I was very pleased with my stay at Cadia - the rehab team, especially Rich the lead physical therapist, helped me recover after a difficult surgery and the PTs were attentive and professional. Nurses, aides and night staff were gentle and caring, care plans were clearly explained, and the facility was spotless; the kitchen even accommodated vegetarian requests. I would recommend this facility to a loved one.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.89·(19)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.8
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.9
    • Value

      2.9

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and physical therapy services
    • Well-qualified and personable therapy staff
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing at times
    • Knowledgeable nurse practitioner and physicians
    • Helpful and accommodating dining/kitchen staff
    • Clean, well-maintained facility areas
    • Individualized care plans and responsiveness to special requests
    • Successful post-surgical functional improvement
    • Medicare-friendly admission and billing coordination
    • Supportive night-shift nursing presence

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing and direct-care aide quality
    • Staffing shortages and uneven weekend coverage
    • Delays in responding to resident calls and toileting needs
    • Gaps in medication administration and clinical monitoring
    • Inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation practices in care areas
    • Language and communication barriers among direct-care staff
    • Inconsistent food quality and dining-service professionalism
    • Intermittent therapy scheduling and session continuity
    • Gaps in reception and access-control procedures
    • Management and staff-morale communication shortcomings

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews indicate a facility with a clear strength in rehabilitation: physical therapy and rehab teams are consistently described as skilled, personable, and effective at restoring function after surgery. Several families credited the therapy department and specific therapists with successful recoveries, and clinicians such as the nurse practitioner and attending physicians are noted as knowledgeable and helpful. The environment is often described as pleasant and well-maintained, and the dining/kitchen staff have been praised for accommodating special diets, such as vegetarian requests.

    Care quality outside of therapy appears mixed. While some reviewers reported compassionate and attentive nursing and aides—particularly on night shifts—others described inconsistent direct-care performance. Operational patterns implied by these accounts include staffing shortages (notably on weekends), variable aide engagement, and interruptions to planned care. Several reviewers raised concerns about delayed responses to call buttons and toileting needs, as well as breaks in continuity that affected medication administration and monitoring of intake.

    Dining and daily-life services show a split impression: positive notes about accommodating kitchen staff and helpful servers coexist with comments about inconsistent meal temperature and service tone. Activity and engagement offerings also appear to reflect the facility’s rehab focus—therapy-centered programming can be strong, but some long-term residents or families felt non-rehab activities or social engagement received less attention.

    Facility-level operational issues surfaced in several areas: sanitation and cleanliness practices were praised by some but described as uneven by others, indicating inconsistency across units or shifts. Security and front-desk coverage were flagged as a concern where reception staffing and access-control procedures did not appear uniformly maintained. Communication challenges were also mentioned, including language barriers with some direct-care staff and instances of management communication or staff-morale problems that affected family interactions.

    In summary, Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek presents as a strong choice for short-term, rehabilitation-focused stays, particularly where intensive physical therapy is the primary need. Prospective residents and families should balance that strength against variability in routine nursing and aide care, staffing levels at certain times (for example, weekends), and occasional issues with dining consistency, sanitation practices, and reception/ security coverage. When evaluating the facility in person, consider asking about shift staffing, weekend coverage, medication-administration protocols, therapy scheduling continuity, language/communication accommodations, and how the facility addresses sanitation and front-desk security concerns.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek is located at 3540 Three Little Bakers Blvd, Wilmington, DE, 19808.

    About Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek

    Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek sits on the site where the old Three Little Baker's Dinner Theater used to be, right out on the quiet rural edge of town surrounded by lots of trees, and the building itself is a big two-story place with 60,000 square feet, so there's plenty of space to move about, with a very large 3,000 square-foot rehabilitation gym and rooms that are either private or semi-private, all with TVs, phones, and free Wi-Fi, so folks can stay connected or watch something if they like, and there are lounges, activity spaces, a big dining room, a private family dining spot, and even some nice outdoor seating areas where families can visit. Staff keep things running every hour of every day, and you'll find nurses, therapists, aides, and even a nurse practitioner with a high level of training, along with a Medical Director and specialty doctors overseeing health and wellbeing, which means care goes on any time of day or night, and the staff take care of all sorts of needs, even if the task might not be their usual job, and are described as helpful and wonderful.

    The campus has a secure feeling since staff all wear IDs and follow clear security rules, and there's lots of guest parking too, so coming to visit isn't hard. It's known for its strong therapy program, with skilled teams offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy and a rehabilitation gym full of deep heat treatments, pain-reducing tools, and even high-tech options like virtual reality therapy and computerized exercise cycles, and all this means they're set up for people who need to recover after surgery, like after joint replacements, or for short-term care after being in the hospital. Some locations offer on-site dialysis and outpatient therapy, while Pike Creek itself is the only place in Delaware with a Ventilator Unit for people who need that type of care, and there's a Pulmonary Unit where the team can provide around-the-clock breathing treatments, monitoring, and even voice restoration training for tracheostomy patients, led by specially trained caregivers and pulmonologists.

    Nurses and aides work around the clock, tending to everything from IV antibiotics and wound care to stroke or dementia care and even hospice or pain management, plus, the dining team makes nutritious food every day-folks get options served restaurant-style in a warm, cheerful dining room, there's a Registered Dietitian planning menus, and they'll adjust for special diets or preferences like vegetarian meals, and they cook with fresh, seasonal foods so people can get the nutrition they need for recovery and general health. People can ask about costs, take home a brochure, or come in and tour the place, and Cadia Healthcare as a whole has been providing similar care throughout Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania for over twenty years, so they know how to look after folks with a wide range of medical and personal needs, whether for short rehab stays, long-term living, or specialized nursing and therapy care.

    People often ask...

    Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek offers skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3540 Three Little Bakers Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19808.

    No, Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Delaware, the Division of Health Care Quality licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting annual surveys, complaint investigations, and infection-control reviews.

    License number2348
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeNursing Home
    Capacity177 residents
    EffectiveJune 1st, 2025
    ExpiresMay 31st, 2026

    Inspection Reports

    11

    Reports

    0

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    8

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    17 Jun 2025Follow-Up
    Concluded substantial compliance after a follow-up complaint survey.
    18 Apr 2025Complaint
    An inspection identified multiple deficiencies related to notices before resident transfers or discharges and overall quality of care with safety concerns documented across several residents.
    • c§483.15(c)(3)Notice before transfer or discharge
    • c§483.15(c)(3)-(6)-(8)Notice before transfer/discharge
    • §483.25Quality of care
    17 Feb 2025Complaint
    Found that staff failed to obtain and document the resident's current vital signs after a fall, despite alert charting orders and related notes.
    • CFR(s): 483.25Quality of care
    21 Mar 2024Complaint
    Investigated complaint revealed multiple deficiencies in resident care, record-keeping, and medication management, indicating noncompliance with applicable federal requirements.
    30 Jan 2024Complaint
    Investigated an unannounced complaint survey conducted Jan 29–30, 2024, and found substantial compliance with federal long-term care requirements as of Jan 30, 2024.
    17 Oct 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found multiple deficiencies related to care quality and documentation, including medication management and handling of resident records.
    • §483.21(b)(3)(i)Quality of care
    • §483.30(b)(1)-(3)Physician visits
    • §483.70(i)Medical records; confidentiality
    • §483.70(i)(2)Medical records confidentiality and retention
    13 Apr 2023Follow-Up
    Investigated an unannounced follow-up survey conducted in April 2023 and found substantial compliance with applicable long-term care requirements.
    23 Feb 2023Inspection
    The facility was cited for multiple deficiencies across staffing, care planning, infection control and food service practices observed during the inspection.
    • §483.21(b)(3)Care plans
    • §483.80Infection control
    • §483.60Food procurement and safety
    • §483.25Resident rights and care planning
    • §483.80Infection prevention and control
    18 Aug 2021Infection Control
    Investigated a COVID-19 focused infection-control survey; infection-control measures were in place, but a deficiency related to minimum direct care staffing hours was identified.
    • Regulations for Skilled and Intermediate Care Facilities; minimum direct care staffing hours per resident per dayNursing Staffing
    01 Mar 2021Infection Control
    Investigated a COVID-19 focused infection control survey and complaint survey and found no deficiencies, with compliance to infection-control regulations and CDC/CMS recommended practices.
    11 Jan 2021Infection Control
    Investigated a COVID-19 focused issue and found safety and care deficiencies related to fall management and transfer practices.
    • CFR 483.25(d)Quality of care
    • CFR 483.25(d)(1)(2)Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices

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